<p>So while searching for some good undergraduate schools, I came across Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh. Anybody know if this is a good feeder school to some of the best law schools?</p>
<p>I'm also thinking of applying to their Philosophy Department. Any notes on their department I should know about?</p>
<p>Thanks a bunch.</p>
<p>A good name for law?</p>
<p>Not really.</p>
<p>It's not a bad name for law either.</p>
<p>Carnegie Mellon's philosophy is quite good but I would suggest something more helpful and impressive to law school advisors such as Psychology/Economics/Computer Science.</p>
<p>As for ugrad; ANY major/school can get you into a top grad law program. Most kids tend to do engineering/business/science/comp sci and med so competition from fellow law applicants are quite low. </p>
<p>This leads to some interesting data as a few biology major kids got into Harvard Law last year including others from diverse majors. Therefore it is quite impossible to actually measure law placement as you know never who is interested and most kids are actually not interested upon graduation. Most CMU kids are offered great jobs upon graduation though so not many are immediately tempted by law school. </p>
<p>For example: there are quite a few computer science majors who I believe would have an easy time getting into law with their analytical/logical minds but it is hard to turn down 70-80k overall job offers from Microsoft/Google/etc.</p>
<p>To conclude: Any ugrad school is great for law if you can get that LSAT (which is #1 factor in law admissions) and the GPA at a top tier school. Try to do an analytical/thinking major like Comp Sci/Economics/Philosophy/Psychology. Personally CMU has a top CS program, a top business program, and #1 for Cognitive Psych. </p>
<p>I would also recommend: Williams, Amherst, and other top LACs if you are TRULY focused on law school and KNOW for sure it is for you.</p>
<p>I'd recommend Carnegie Mellon if you aren't deadset yet on law and perhaps would like the option open of getting a great job upon graduation. Comp Sci would probably be the major of choice for such; along with Econ/Business.</p>
<p>You don't really need a 'good name' to get into law school.</p>
<p>response to post 3: i like the notion of doing business and then law. business lets u get a top job and also if u do well on the LSATs then u can be a lawyer. You have 2 options without really sacrificing anything.</p>
<p>my sister graduated from cmu and has many college-friends who are now lawyers. she was in hss, but i am sure engineering and cs also produce some future lawyers.</p>
<p>CMU is not known as a feeder school for law schools. That said, however, a number of students do go on to law school from a variety of majors at CMU. As a graphic design graduate of CMU (many years ago), I ended up going on to law school. I still credit my problem-solving skills acquired from the graphic design program at CMU with helping me in my law practice more than most skills learned in law school.</p>
<p>The best advice I can give to aspiring lawyers who are looking at undergraduate programs is to find a major you love at the best school you can get into and do your best while there. This is the most effective path to law school. There is not one right school to go to; one right major to major in, etc. Find what's right for you.</p>
<p>design is worthless. you should've transferred to business</p>